
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 1AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 16 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 21 | 106 | 103 | 106 | 75 | 66 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:02PM1.67m | 7:22AM1.61m | 7:43PM1.70m | 8:07AM1.66m | 8:26PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:36PM0.27m | 1:11AM0.21m | 1:22PM0.23m | 1:56AM0.14m | 2:09PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 103 | 106 | 75 | 66 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 9 | N 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 6 | NE 9 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 10 | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
2 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 7 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
— | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 21 | 106 | 17 | 32 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 186 | 155 | 186 | 188 | 189 | 189 | 196 | 189 | 199 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 196 | 196 | 189 | 186 |
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